Alexander Turney Stewart
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Alexander Turney Stewart was an American entrepreneur who moved to New York and made his multimillion-dollar fortune in the most extensive and lucrative dry goods store in the world.
280 Broadway, "The cradle of the department store"
A. T. Stewart's cast-iron "Palace", built in 1862, occupied a full block at Broadway and 10th St.
New York City residence of A. T. Stewart, corner of 34th Street and Fifth Avenue
Manhattan Club (social club)
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The Manhattan Club was a social club in Manhattan, New York founded in 1865 and dissolved around 1979. The club was founded by Attorney General John Van Buren, son of U.S. President Martin Van Buren.
The Jerome Mansion, Home to the Manhattan Club
The Manhattan Club, 1891 painting by Childe Hassam